[on a proposal considered in plenary meeting (E/2017/L.1)]
2017/1. Working arrangements for the 2017 session of the Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 61/16 of 20 November 2006 and 68/1 of 20 September 2013 concerning the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council,
Reiterating that, as a principal organ of the United Nations, the Council is entitled to hold ad hoc meetings as and when needed, with full substantive support and conference services, to address urgent developments in the economic, social, environmental and related fields,
Noting that the arrangements set forth in the annex to General Assembly resolution 68/1 should not lead to an increase in the number of meeting days currently provided for the Council,
Acknowledging that, in scheduling its sessions, meetings and consultations, the Council should take into consideration meetings of other bodies dealing with economic, social and environmental issues to avoid unnecessary overlapping and overburdening of their agendas,
Recalling the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
Decides on the following working arrangements for the 2017 session of the Economic and Social Council, mindful that it may need to convene additional meetings as needed:
(a) Coordination and management meetings will be held from Wednesday, 26 April, to Friday, 28 April 2017; from Wednesday, 7 June, to Friday, 9 June 2017; on Thursday, 6 July 2017; and from Tuesday, 25 July, to Wednesday, 26 July 2017;
(b) The youth forum will be held on Monday, 30 January, and Tuesday, 31 January 2017;
(c) The operational activities for development segment will be held from Tuesday, 28 February, to Thursday, 2 March 2017;
(d) The partnership forum will be held on Wednesday, 5 April 2017;
(e) The integration segment will be held from Monday, 8 May, to Wednesday, 10 May 2017;
(f) The multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals will be held on Monday, 15 May, and Tuesday, 16 May 2017;
(g) The humanitarian affairs segment will be held in Geneva, from Wednesday, 21 June, to Friday, 23 June 2017;
(h) The high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Council, will be held from Monday, 10 July, to Friday, 14 July 2017, and the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum will be held from Monday, 17 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2017;
(i) The high-level segment, including the three-day ministerial meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Council, will be held from Monday, 17 July, to Thursday, 20 July 2017;
(j) The organizational session regarding the programme of work of the Council from July 2017 to July 2018 will be held on Thursday, 27 July 2017;
(k) The one-day special meeting of the Council on international cooperation in tax matters will be held on a date to be decided;
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(l) The forum on financing for development follow-up will be held on a date to be decided.
ASSIGNMENTS
I. Memorize the phrases given below, suggest their Russian equivalents.
1) a comprehensive report on the work of the committee; 2) envisaged in
the article; 3) in case of a tied vote; 4) juridical guarantees; 5) upon the
expiration of the period; 6) to appoint from among its members; 7) to/
assume obligations; 8) to be eligible for reappointment; 9) to be regarded
as rejected; 10) to be subject to confirmation; 11) to discriminate among I
smth; 12) to express general approval of.
II. Define the following terms in English consulting the Glossary of Diplomatic Terms if necessary.
agenda, pact, rapporteur, ultimatum, vis-a-vis.
III. Study the use of italicized words in different phrases, suggest their Russian equivalents.
AGENDA
approved ~; interim ~; provisional ~; an item (point) on the ~; to be on the-; to adhere to the ~; to adopt the-; to approve the ~; to delete from the ~; to discuss the items on the ~; to include in the - (to place on the ~); to remove from the ~; to stick to the ~.
RESOLUTION
advisory ~; draft ~; joint ~; legally binding ~; normative ~; a ~ in favour of smth; to adopt a ~; to carry a ~; to draw up a draft ~; to pass a ~; to put forward a draft ~; to put the draft ~ to the vote; to second (support) a draft ~; to speak in favour of the ~; to submit a draft ~; to table a draft ~; to vote down a ~.
IV. Suggest the English equivalents of the phrases below consulting Appendix III if necessary.
, ...; , ...; ...; , ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; ...; , ...; ...; .
V. Translate into English replacing the words and phrases in bold type by their archaic equivalents.
1. . 2. , . 3. , , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , , .
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VI. Comment on the meanings of "concerning" and "with regard to". Translate the following into English taking note of the phrases in bold type.
1. . 2. , , . 3. , . 4. V , .5. , , . 6. , , .
VII. Fill in each blank with the required preposition.
Adoption of the Agenda
1. The Chairman invited the members... the Commission to give their views, first... the content... the agenda, and then... the order... which the items should be studied.
2... the absence... any observations... the content... the agenda, he suggested the following order...discussion... the various items: Diplomatic intercourse and immunities, Arbitral procedure, Law... Treaties, Slate responsibility, and Consular intercourse and immunities, the remaining business items to be dealt the most convenient opportunity.
3. Mr. A., Secretary... the Commission, observed that the discussion... the Commission's draft convention... arbitral procedure... the tenth session... the General Assembly had put the question... an entirely new light. The Special Reporter would no doubt wish to make an oral report... the comments made... that session... addition... his written report.
4. Mr. B. accepted the Secretary's suggestion.
5. The CHAIRMAN said that, bearing... mind the suggestion made... the Secretary... the Commission, the Chairman's proposal... the order... discussion... the agenda items would be considered as adopted, if there was no objection.
It was so decided.
The agenda was adopted.
The meeting rose... 3.40 p. m.
VIII. Fill in each blank with the required form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Another speaker considered that a pluralistic approach... taking into consideration the relations between education and the world of work, (to use) 2. One delegate expressed the wish that attention... to the innovation, (lo give) 3. They proposed that due recognition... to the participation of women in the development and improvement of higher education, (to give) 4. The Conference recommended that sufficient resources... for this purpose, (to provide) 5. It is suggested that further cooperation... in the field of research, (to develop) 6. It was urged that the programme... priority budgetary appropriations, (to receive)
IX. Do the two-way translation of the texts filling in the blanks with
the underlined expressions from the opposite column.
| The General Conference, Whereas Article II of the Unesco Constitution has been amended to provide for the admission of territories or groups of territories which are not responsible (2)... as Associate Members of the Organization, (3)... that (4) the nature and extent of the rights and obligations of Associate Members shall be determined by the General Conference, Whereas reference is made in various Articles of the Unesco Constitution, other than Article 11, (5)..., Resolves that the rights and obligations of Associate Members of the Organization shall be as follows: That Associate Members shall have the right: (i) (6)... in the deliberations of the General Conference and of its Commissions and Committees; (iii) (7)... in the provisional agenda of the Conference; (iv) To receive (8) equally with Members (9)...; (10)... to submit proposals to the Executive Board, and to participate, in accordance with regulations established by the Board, in committees established by it, but they (11) shall not be eligible for membership p of the Board. | , II (1)... - , (2) , (3 ) , , (4)... - , , , II, (5) - , - : - : (6) , : (iii) (7) ; (iv) (8)... (9) , , ; (10) - , , , (11)... . |
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X. Study the following text, comment on its syntactic and stylistic peculiarities and subject matter.
APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION FOR 1994-1995
The General Conference resolves that:
1: REGULAR PROGRAMME
A. Appropriation
(a) For the financial period 1994-1995 the amount of $ 374, 410, 000 is hereby appropriated for the purposes indicated in the appropriation table, as follows:
Appropriation Line
(b) Obligation may be incurred up to the total so appropriated, in accordance with resolutions of the General Conference and the Regulations of the Organization, it being understood:
(i) That the appropriation reserve under Part VII of the budget may be used by the Director-General, with the approval of the Executive Board, for the purpose of meeting increases arising in the course of the biennium, in accordance with the decisions of the General Conference. [... ]
(ii) That the provision for covering fluctuation in the value of the; dollar of the United States of America under Part VII of the" budget which was established on the basis of the exchange rates of 7.80 French or 2.11 Swiss francs to one United States dollar,; may be used by the Director-General if and when the rates of; exchange between the United States dollar and the French and Swiss franc are lower than those assumed. [... ]
B. Miscellaneous Income
For purposes of assessing the contributions of Member States, an estimate of $ 29, 710, 000 for Miscellaneous Income is approved for 1994-1995
. Assessment of Member States
The assessment of the contributions of Member States in accordance with Financial Regulations 5.1 and 5.2 shall therefore be $ 344, 700, 000.
D. Supplementary Estimates
Unforeseen and unavoidable expenses arising in the course of the financial period for which no sums have been provided in the budget appropriations and for which no transfers within the budget are deemed by the Executive Board to be possible shall be the subject of supplementary estimates in accordance with Financial Regulations 3.8 and 3.9.
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II. UNITED NATIONS SOURCES
The Director-General is authorized:
(a) to cooperate with the United Nations organizations and programmes in accordance with the directives of the General Assembly of the United Nations and the procedures and decisions of the governing organ concerned [...];
(b)to receive money and other resources which may be made available to Unesco by these organizations and programmes for the purpose of participating,as an executing agency,in the implementation of their projects;
(c)to incur obligations for such projects, subject to the appropriate financial and administrative rules and regulations of these organizations and programmes and of Unesco. [... ]
XI. Translate into Russian.
